Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| Eighteen carloads of tea went east by
special train from San Francisco last night.
! Edward Harrigan and his theatrical COM
| pany of forty-four persons passed through
from New York to San Francisco yesterday
morning.
In Contra Costa on the Sth inst William
| Spler was granted decree of divorce from
Annie Spier, on the ground of desertion.
Plaintiff is resident of Sacramento.
AL Hapeman. the young Sacramento
pitcher, now with the Los Angeles club.
is doing SO well that it is reported that
Manager Finn, of the Pioneers, desires to
secure him.
John Hill was arrested yesterday by
| officer Franks for embezzlement in taking
| some money belonging to the Street Rail-
road Company, he having been employed
on one of the cars.
1t has been observed that many of the
locust shade trees in this city have died or
are dying this year. Nearly all of them
are young trees, and the cause of their per-
ishing is a mystery.
The Chinawoman We Keen, who either
ran away or was kidnapped Saturday night,
has not been heard from by her owner
| though he has made vigorous search and
has sent word concerning her in every
| direction.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 60, which is 100 cooler than
the normal temperature of that day. The
highest and lowest temperature was $40
and $40, with fresh southerly winds and
clear weather.
! The sick Chinaman who, being aban-
| doned by his fellow countrymen, took
| shelter beneath sidewalk near China
slough some days ago, and stole out at
| night to get food, has been sent to Flerin.
| where he has friends
| Charley Meyer, who has been arrested
| three times within week for being drunk,
was taken in last night by officer Able for
carrying concealed weapons-having on his
person a large knife which he had pur-
chased during the day.
Complaint was again made to the police
yesterday of the conduct of Young men
who amuse themselves in the vicinity of
W street at a late hour of the night by
shooting pistols and guns, greatly annoy
ing people residing in that portion of the
city.
AS yet no information has been obtained
concerning L. c. Henning, the young man
who disappeared SO mysteriouslV last
Wednesday. His father, who resides at
| Woodland, was in the city yesterday en-
deavoring to get some clue concerning the
matter.
School Census Marshal Geo. w. Brewster
has completed his work for Gait School
District, the substance of which is as fol-
lows: Number of white children between
and II years of age-boys, SO, girls, "a ;
| total, 167. Indian children, 6. Total num-
Der of census children, 173.
This morning party of Sacramentans
and San FranciScans, including C. H. Ell
bred, Louis Nicolaus, Jr., G. H. Todd, Ar
thur Graham, w. NJ Roederer. Fred and
Bert Kidder, Paul Jeffreys and C. A. Roads
leave on a three weeks camping trip to the
| Rubicon, taking with them fine outfit
cook, etc.
Passengers and mails from the south
were delayed yesterday and did not reach
the city until about 8 o'clock last evening.
| The east bound express train, which took
SIX carloads OF fruit as portion of its load,
was run IN two sections, and one section
waited here until the passengers from the
| south arrived.
The steamer Flora arrived from the up
per Sacramento yesterday with a barge
load of grain, and she and the Dover re-
turned to the upper river light. There is
such demand for boats to carry grain Just
now that the Governor Dana, the only idle
steamer here. will be put in service before
the close of the week if crew can be OBJ
| tanned for her.
! Yesterday morning, when the locomo-
tive that was to take the 6 o'clock train TO
Oakland was leaving the roundhouse, it
got off the rails in such manner as to
block the track and prevent any other en-
CINE from coming out. Consequently the
trains departure was delayed about an
hour until the locomotive could be put
back il its place.
Last evening young lady was observed
to step up behind a young man at Sixth
and ] streets and throw something at him.
Visions OF a vitriol-throwing affair flashed
through the minds of the observers but it
was subsequently ascertained that she only
threw rock. The young man caught her
! by the wrist, had an earnest conversation
with her, and they separated.
A boy named Victor Legacy informed the
police last evening that short time before.
while he was swimming in the river with
other boys, some one stole from his pockets
the sum of SIS, the savings from several
weeks of hard work. He gave the names
of several youths who were present, and
| three of them were arrested but as there
was no proof against them they were re-
| leased on promising to be in Court to-mor-
| row.